Pigskin Dispatch Podcast: Football's First Extra Point By Pass
Pigskin Dispatch podcaster Darin Hayes and I discussed a recent TidBit about football’s first use of the forward pass to score an extra point.
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If you want to read the Tidbit itself, here it is.
Today's Tidbit... The First Extra Point Conversion by Forward Pass?
When football adopted its point-based scoring system in 1883, kicking goals from the field (field goals) were primary. They earned five points, touchdowns were worth two points, and goals from touchdowns (extra points) were worth four points. Although touchdowns gave teams two points, they also gave a chance at a free kick for the try after the touchdow…
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